/*
 * VHEnumConverter.java
 * Created on 27 mai 2009
 *
 * VirtualHockey Internet Platform
 * http://code.google.com/p/virtualhockey/
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2005-2009, Jens and Jan Janke (VirtualHockey Project)
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 */

package com.hockeo.vhweb.server.convert;

/**
 * Converts {@link Enum} into {@link String} instances.
 *
 * @version $Id$
 * @author jjanke
 */
@SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
class VHEnumConverter implements VHTypeConverter<Enum, String>
{
  public String castAndConvert( Object obj )
  {
    return convert( (Enum) obj );
  }

  public String convert( Enum obj )
  {
    return obj.name();
  }

  public Class<String> getDestType()
  {
    return String.class;
  }

  public Class<Enum> getSourceType()
  {
    return Enum.class;
  }

}
